Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Docket Of the Circuit Court for the
April term will apper next week.
There will be Grand Ball at the Roller
Rink, Bismarck, on Monday evening, April
18th. Tickets, 70.
Jno. Nagel, Esq, proprietor of the Ironton
Neat Market pays his respect to our readers
in another column.
The Lutheran church people at Pilot Knob
are thinking of purchasing bell similar to
that of st. Paul's Church in this city.
Mr.. j. n. Bishop has, we understand, let
the contract for new dwelling which will
be erected at once on West Russell Street.
There Will be services at the Baptist
Church, Sunday, 9th inst, at II O'Clock A.
NJ, by Elder E. ". Dow, of North Missouri.
An old Irontonian, NJ. Patton, was elected
a member of the council from one Of the
wards in West Plains at the city election last
Tuesday.
Rev. Jno. Donaldson and Mr.. Rob't L.
Lindsay are making extensive improvements
around their respective residences in the
north end.
April near, the fruit trees in full bloom and
the chattering martins here, we will surely
be safe in stating that "spring has arrived at
last"
Mrs. Lopez has returned from the city,
where she has spent a week, and made 1t
her endeavor to select the Handsomest
Spring Goods, not to be surpassed in cheap
ness and beauty.
MARRIED-At Pilot Knob, April 9th, by
LouisSchwaner, Justice of the Peace, ADOLPH
SCHULPECK to Miss JULIA Boss. They left
the same day for Crystal City where they will
make their future home.
At meeting of the City Council Monday.
the Mayor appointed ID. f. Reese City Treas
urer uice VIM G. Fairchild whose term had
expired. A good selection and one on which
it would be hard to improve.
The Bonanza man contemplates erecting
store building in Arcadia. If he builds in
accordance with the plans furnished him by
Louis Miller, Esq, for that purpose, he will
have one of the finest business structures In
this part of the State. Evidently, Capt. be-
lieves Arcadia is on the boom.
A wedding which when consummated
would have made the groom to the affair a
bigamist, was nipped In the bud last week
by the arrival of wife No. from afar, and
our latest information is not to the effect
that a license has been issued. Further de-
ponent knoweth and sayeth not.
About half past ten O'Clock Monday even
ing some miscreant broke in one of the
show windows of Winkler's Jewellery Store
and snatched couple of watches hanging
near. Mr.. w. was in the store at the time
and rushed out but not in time to prevent
the thief making good his escape.
The Easter services at the various churches
were well attended, but those at the Arcadia
chapel mad especially large congregations,
both at Mass in the morning and Vespers in
afternoon. The floral decorations at that
sanctuary were elegant in the extreme and
eclipsed, by far, all former efforts of the kind
in this Valley, IL not in the whole Southeast.
We learn that an old lady near the Silver
Mines was burned to death last Saturday.
She was at the time engaged in erdeavoring
TO prevent fire in the woods from commun-
icating with the fences around her home
when her clothing took fire and before as
sistance arrived she was fatally injured.
Further particulars we have not been able to
learn.
Dr. Moses Thomas was in the city this week
and called to see us. 1t is a pleasure to have
the Dr. call on us, he being one of the eldest
citizens of the Valley. His talk of old times
and genial company is always welcome to
the REGISTER office, and his many friends
are no doubt glad for the Information that
although long past his three score and ten,
NiSi N and
full of anecdote and history of olden times.
The ladies of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will give their first public
gospel temperance meeting, under the man.
agement of Mrs. NJ. j. Sanner, ouperlntend'
ent of this department., at the Presbyterian
Church, Sunday, April 18th, at I:3O p. NJ
The exercises are intended to be entertain
ing as well as instructive, and all are invited
to attend. Mrs. c. f. LYMAN,
Mrs. III. II. CHARLTON, President.
Secretary.
The County Board of Equalization was il
session some three or four days of last week
The increases as published in this issue al
represent improvements made on the prop
erty described since the last assessment
The general assessment was reduced fift,
ner cent,-the surplus in the treasury max
ing the reduction feasible. This is one o
the strongest possible arguments in favor
h1gh-lieense and against prohibition and W.
DEFY the champions of the latter measure Il
bring forth one that can offset it.
List of uncalled for letters in Post Ofhce
Ironton, Mo-, for month eholhs APrh Isl
1887:
Allen Thomas Stanley Levi
Andrews Miss Jane smith . N ID
Broadburn Amanda Scnocnt MISS mary
Champine Miss Sarah Snlder w. A.
Collins Rachel smith James
Henson Cordoba Sides Maria
Hancock Mrs VIM Vance Jen
johnson G. White NJ
johnson John Mailman George
Marberry Green WOODS EIuer VI
Marrow John Watts l.
Marberry + Wiley Nettie
Miller Ed il Wadlow wesley
Peck JIM Young r
Pratt. Mrs ID Wichsner Druggist
Ross Rena Malanda Gln>eppe